US7001520B2 - Method for treating waste-activated sludge using elecroporation - Google Patents

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US7001520B2
US7001520B2 US10/795,944 US79594404A US7001520B2 US 7001520 B2 US7001520 B2 US 7001520B2 US 79594404 A US79594404 A US 79594404A US 7001520 B2 US7001520 B2 US 7001520B2
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  • FIG. 1 is a schematic showing the process for electroporating sludge in order to break up and destroy the waste-activated sludge for transport to one or more bioreactors.

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Abstract

A method of treating of municipal sludge, paper-pulp sludge, animal and plant waste, and the like, whereby the treatment thereof via electroporation causes the breakdown of waste activated sludge, which is then recycled back to a bioreactor, or to one or more additional bioreactors such as aerobic, facultative, anoxic, or strictly anaerobic.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/270,420, filed Oct. 15, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,709,594, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 10/107,614, filed Mar. 26, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,540,919, which is incorporated by reference herein, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/612,776 filed on Jul. 10, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,395,176, which is incorporated by reference herein, which is a continuation-in-part of application serial number Ser. No. 09/468,427, filed on Dec. 21, 1999, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/229,279, filed on Jan. 13, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,030,538, which is incorporated by reference herein, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/934,548, filed on Sep. 22, 1997, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,893,979, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/552,226, filed on Nov. 1, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,695,650, which is incorporated by reference herein.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In U.S. Pat. No. 6,030,538, issued in Feb. 29, 2000 entitled “Method and Apparatus for Dewatering Previously-Dewatered Municipal Waste-Water Sludges Using High Electrical Voltages”, there is disclosed a system and method for dewatering and treating sludge emanating from municipal waste, or pulp-waste from a paper mill, as well as treating animal and plant waste. In that patent, the method for breaking down the sludge is to subject it to electroporation, which incorporates nonarcing, cyclical high voltages in the range of between 15 kv./cm and 100 kv./cm. which break down inter-cellular and intracellular molecular bonds of waste-activated sludge (WAS), to thus release inter-cellular and intracellular water, whereby the WAS is rendered inactive and greatly reduced in mass.
The viability and effectiveness of pulsed electric field (PEF) for disrupting the biomass in waste activated sludge (WAS) derived from municipal wastewater treatment has been proven in laboratory testing and on-site pilot projects. While there was no significant increase in the solids content of dewatered sludge, the quantity of WAS needing disposal was estimated to be significantly reduced. The pilot plant for testing at one or two wastewater treatment plants that generate WAS has been developed and deployed. A pulsed electric field (PEF) system that could handle 0.5 to 1.0 pgm WAS feed was designed. This requires an 8 kw power supply capable of generating 30 kV and pulse generator capable of handling 50 amp peak, current, bi-polar pulses, square wave, 10 μs pulse width, and 3000 pulses/second (pps).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is the primary objective of the present to provide a treatment of municipal sludge, paper-pulp sludge, animal and plant waste, and the like, whereby the treatment thereof via electroporation causes the breakdown of waste activated sludge, which is then cycled either back to a previous bioreactor, and/or to one or more additional bioreactors, such as aerobic, facultative, anoxic, or strictly anaerobic.
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The invention will be more readily understood with reference to be accompanying drawing, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic showing the process for electroporating sludge in order to break up and destroy the waste-activated sludge for transport to one or more bioreactors.
 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown the schematic for using the PEF-electroporation system as a secondary treatment for previously-dewatered sludge. In FIG. 1, the primary-treated wastewater is delivered to a bioreactor 10, which may or may not be provided with air depending upon the type of bioreactor used, as described hereinbelow. The bioreactor 10 may be aerobic, facultative, anoxic, or strictly anaerobic for performing biological digestion. From there the sludge maybe sent to an optional secondary clarifier 12, if necessary. From there, the sludge may be recycled directly back to the bioreactor 10. The sludge may be optionally thickened at thickener 16, with excess sludge being sent to a sludge dewatering unit 20 for further dewatering for forming a filter cake. From sludge dewatering unit 20, the filtrate is recycled back to the bioreactor 10. The filtrate exiting the bioreactor 10, either directly or through secondary clarifier 12 and thickener 16, is delivered to electroporating device 14, which provides a pulsed electric field (PEF) with voltages between 15 kv./cm. and 100 kv./cm., as disclosed in detail in the above-mentioned patents and applications. The cellular units of the waste-activated sludge (WAS) treated by the electroporation device 14 are broken up and destroyed, releasing intracellular and inter-cellular water, and organic solids-contents. The PEF process is applicable to biomass contained in biological sludges from all the types of secondary wastewater treatment bioreactors. The PEF process is effective because it lyses cells, and the resulting cells become more readily available as food when those treated cells are fed to a bioreactor.
The PEF-treated sludge is then delivered to one or more bioreactors. It may be recycled back to the bioreactor 10, to one or more optional bioreactors 22, or to both the bioreactor 10 and optional bioreactor or bioreactors 22. If delivered to optional bioreactor 22, the filtrate therefrom is transported to the sludge dewatering device 20.
The bioreactors, or biological cells, 10, 22 may be either strictly aerobic (requiring oxygen), facultative (able to function with or without oxygen), anoxic (low or no dissolved oxygen conditions), or strictly anaerobic (no dissolved oxygen). The fundamental structure of the cells is the same in all of these regimes for the purpose of PEF treatment and application. Each type of these microorganisms' cells are subject to electroporation, the development of holes in the cell wall due to the PEF electropulsing, and those cells become a food source when fed to the bioreactor. The bioreactor that receives the cells does not have to be the same type from which the microorganism cells have originated, but may be in any of these regimes, i.e., aerobic, anoxic, facultative, or anaerobic, as they may be used as food by microorganisms in any of these regimes. In addition, the PEF-treated cells may be chemotrophs or autotrophs, either or both of which are found in the different biological treatment systems. In all cases, the different types of biomass from the various bioreactors used in wastewater treatment can be treated with the PEF process, with similar electroporation of cells resulting.
While a specific embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it is to be understood that numerous changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

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1. A method of treating sludge containing cellular units including intercellular water, intracellular water and organic solids, comprising:
(a) directing the sludge to an electroporating system;
(b) electroporating the sludge for destroying at least most of the cellular units contained therein by incorporating a nonarcing voltage and pulse width; and
said (b) causing disruption of the cellular units, allowing for the release of intercellular water, intracellular water and organic solids; and
(c) directing the electroporated sludge to a bioreactor for performing biological digestion thereon whereby the electroporated sludge is used as food.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein (c) comprises delivering the electroporated sludge to at least one of: an aerobic, anoxic, facultative, or anaerobic bioreactor.
3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, before (a):
(d) transporting the sludge from a primary treatment apparatus to at least one bioreactor of a secondary treatment apparatus; and
(e) said (c) comprising recycling the electroporated sludge back to said at least one bioreactor of (d).
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein (e) comprises delivering the destroyed cellular units of (b) to one of: an aerobic, anoxic, facultative, or anaerobic bioreactor.
5. The method according to claim 3, wherein said secondary treatment apparatus further comprises a sludge dewatering apparatus; said (c) further comprising:
(f) delivering the destroyed cellular units of (b) to another bioreactor downstream from said at least one bioreactor and upstream of said sludge dewatering apparatus.
6. The method according to claim 5, wherein (c) comprises delivering the destroyed cellular units of (b) to one of: an aerobic, anoxic, facultative, or anaerobic bioreactor.
7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising, before said (a):
(f) transporting the sludge from a primary treatment apparatus to a secondary treatment apparatus;
said secondary treatment apparatus comprising a sludge dewatering apparatus; said (c) comprising delivering the destroyed cellular units of (b) to a bioreactor upstream of said sludge dewatering apparatus.
8. A method of treating sludge containing cellular units including intercellular water, intracellular water and organic solids, comprising:
(a) delivering sludge to an electroporation system;
(b) electroporating said sludge in said electroporation system by exposing said sludge to a pulsed electric field with a nonarcing voltage and pulse width to disrupt said cellular units and to release intercellular water, intracellular water and organic solids; and
(c) delivering said electroporated sludge to at least one bioreactor for reaction therewith;
said (c) comprising supplying said electroporated sludge as food for said at least one bioreactor.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein (c) comprises delivering said electroporated sludge to at least one of: an aerobic, anoxic, facultative, or anaerobic bioreactor.
10. A method of treating sludge containing cellular units including intercellular water, intracellular water and organic solids, comprising:
(a) delivering sludge to an electroporation system;
(b) electroporating said sludge in said electroporation system by exposing said sludge to a pulsed electric field with a nonarcing voltage and pulse width to disrupt said cellular units and to release organic solids; and
(c) supplying said released organic solids as food to a means for biologically digesting organic solids.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein (c) comprises delivering the released organic solids to at least one of: an aerobic, anoxic, facultative, or anaerobic bioreactor.
12. The method according to claim 10, further comprising, before (a):
(d) transporting said sludge from a primary treatment apparatus to at least one bioreactor of a secondary treatment apparatus; and
(e) said (c) comprising recycling the released solids back to said at least one bioreactor of (d).
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein (e) comprises delivering the disrupted cellular units of (b) to one of: an aerobic, anoxic, facultative, or anaerobic bioreactor.
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